1 ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛoⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
…very much in a hurry and I am eager to see the king.
2 ϫⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
Take me there.
3 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ .
He said to him, “I will come with you for half the way.”
4 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
And he said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”
5 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ , ϫⲉϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲡⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ .
He said to him, “I will come with you to the palace.”
6 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
He said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”
7 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ , ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ .
He said to him, “I will take you to the king boldly,
8 ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ .
and I will speak concerning you.”
9 ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ .
They said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
10 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧϣⲟⲣⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ .
And he said, “The first is ascesis, which takes the road up to half of the way.
11 ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲏϩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ .
The second is sobriety, that which reaches up to heaven.
12 ⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ .
The third is charity, that which takes them up to God boldly.”